Informa Connect Hiring for Operations Associate Job at Dubai Full Time

Informa PLC is a leading international events, intelligence and scholarly research group.

Our purpose is to champion the specialist. Through hundreds of powerful brands we work with businesses and professionals in specialist markets, providing the connections, intelligence and opportunities that help customers grow, do business, make breakthroughs and take better informed decisions. Informa is listed on the London Stock Exchange and a member of FTSE 100, with over 11,000 colleagues working in more than 30 countries.

The role advertised sits within our new digital events and content business, based in Dubai and is part of the Informa Connect Division. This new digital events platform is uniquely fast paced and engaging, with highly curated virtual events that offer deep insights delivered brilliantly by industry experts, shaping conversations on critical industry topics and issues.

Informa Connect is a live events, digital content specialist connecting professionals with knowledge, idea and opportunities.

In a world where the number of information sources and digital channels is proliferating, businesses and professionals come to Informa Connect for relevant, high-quality knowledge and connections that help them learn more and do more.

Through specialist content and connections, delivered via in-person events, virtual events and digital platforms, Informa Connect’s brands provide the latest thinking and ways to meet experts, peers and stay connected within a community.

We invest in creating exciting experiences based on high-quality speakers, stimulating content and platforms that enable discussion and networking. Our digital services provide year-round community content and connections and give sponsors and marketers effective ways to reach the right customers. Our brands are continuously developed to ensure they deliver a quantifiable return to audiences, sponsors and speakers.

The Ochestrator – You will engage your digital and operational skills to coordinate multiple in-person, digital and hybrid events, delivering world class content to a world class standard. As well as focusing on client coordination and management.

You will be involved in every aspect of the event delivery, to ensure success and reduce barriers for the delivery of exceptional content. You will provide support and guidance to subject matter experts so that they can efficiently deliver their story.

Your future KPIs will be aligned to creating and launching powerful digital products, that will help us to build powerful communities and engaged audiences.

You will be responsible for end to end event delivery (pre, during and post event) from a planning, operations and project management perspective.

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  Sponsorship Coordination
  You will be able to be the operations liaison between the company and our clients. You will also be able to effectively communicate, coordinate and meet sponsors operational expectations.
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  High level speaker management and communication
  You will coordinate directly with speakers from our programmes for the purpose of onboarding, familiarizing with our platforms – potentially recording content and/or livestreaming.
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  Livestreaming
  You will be trained on the usage of our livestreaming tools and will need to be able to comfortably stream and manage the streaming of our speakers’ content

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  Online events platform management
  You will be trained as a subject matter expert across the variety of digital events platforms we use and will be familiar with the functions and usage of each one. You will understand the applications of our platforms from all perspectives, including producers, marketeers and operations perspective.

Qualities needed for culture fit

Our digital event portfolio is a brand-new team that has attributes similar to a start-up! We are ambitious, motivated and forward thinking. We work collaboratively as a team to achieve great things.

If you are the type of person who likes work in a fast-paced environment where there is opportunity to grow and you can have some fun along the way, then this would be a great opportunity for you.

• You are highly self-motivated, efficient and thrive working in a fast-paced environment
• You love working in a team that is passionate, enthusiastic and driven
• You are logical and get things done, but also able to be creative and think innovatively
• You are a team player and you will look to help other members of the team where possible
• You will be excited at the thought of speaking to people with new and unheard stories
• You are enthusiastic, driven and always striving to deliver to the highest possible standard
• Technology is changing the way that we live; you care about this and you want to learn

Additional Information

We know that sometimes the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don’t fit all the requirements. If you’re excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we’re looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), age, marital status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.